The Virtuous Wife Her Money and Her Family

Family Finances: The Case of the Virtuous Wife Ø Her worth Ø Her work

The Virtuous Wife: Her Worth Prov. 31: 10 -12; 18: 22; 12: 4 Ø

The Virtuous Wife: Her Work Prov. 31: 13 -19; 31: 24; 31: 27 Ø

The Virtuous Wife: Her Reward Ø Ø Ø Prov. 31: 28 -31 She deserves

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Ladies Ø Ø Ø Are you helping your husband?

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Ladies Ø Are Ø Ø Ø you on the

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Men Ø Ø Ø Are you taking care of

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Men Ø Ø Ø Are you on the same

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for All Ø Do Ø Ø we make plans and

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The Virtuous Wife, Her Money, and Her Family Session 3

Family Finances: The Case of the Virtuous Wife Ø Her worth Ø Her work Ø Her reward Ø Some questions

The Virtuous Wife: Her Worth Prov. 31: 10 -12; 18: 22; 12: 4 Ø Why is she worth so much? Ø Ø Absolute trust Ø No lack of gain Ø Does him good, not evil Ø Spiritual helper (Prov. 31: 30; I Pet. 3: 1 -6) Ø Notice the emphasis on financial things!

The Virtuous Wife: Her Work Prov. 31: 13 -19; 31: 24; 31: 27 Ø Diligent effort Ø Diversified effort Ø Provision for others, for her family, for herself (Prov. 31: 20 -22) Ø

The Virtuous Wife: Her Reward Ø Ø Ø Prov. 31: 28 -31 She deserves praise from her family (and others) She deserves “the fruit of her hands” Positive impact of one godly woman Pray for more virtuous women

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Ladies Ø Ø Ø Are you helping your husband? What kind of emotional “tone” do you set in your household? Are you the manager of the home? (I Tim. 5: 14) Are you diligent? Are your efforts diversified? Are you bored?

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Ladies Ø Are Ø Ø Ø you on the same page, financially, with your husband? Does your husband trust you completely? What are your spending habits? Are you a shopaholic? Are you a giver, or a taker? What are you teaching your children?

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Men Ø Ø Ø Are you taking care of your wife? Does your wife feel secure, or stressed? Are you a dictator in your home? Do you ask too much of your wife? Are you mature? What are your spending habits?

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for Men Ø Ø Ø Are you on the same page, financially, with your wife? Are you and your wife accountability partners? Do you and your wife communicate? Do you praise and reward your wife? What are you teaching your children?

The Virtuous Wife: Questions for All Ø Do Ø Ø we make plans and try to implement them, or do we just react to events? Could we live on one income? Are we giving as we should? Do we deserve praise, or rebuke? Are we following God’s plans?